The long-awaited video for Christina Aguilera‘s “Your Body” premiered today (September 28), and it was a perfect way to start the weekend. The funny, campy clip finds the singer donning several wigs as she seduces and slays various unlucky suitors in a mess of pastel and glitter splatters. The pulsating track’s acid-dream trailer park video had people obsessing equally over the cartoonish violence and Xtina’s garish outfits — but they key, of course, is that it had people talking. Read on for our roundup of reactions to the tongue-in-cheek video.
:: We found the video to be thoroughly entertaining, saying Xtina showed “a genuine and very charming sense of humor…it’s been years since we loved a Christina Aguilera video this much.”
:: MTV was taken by the clip’s over-the-top violence, calling it reminiscent of Natural Born Killers. And, of course, there were the costumes: “…here her costumes aren’t meant to be standalone shock pieces; they all play into the larger feel of the video itself, which, sure, is grisly and garish, but also incredibly clever and visually arresting.”
:: The Huffington Post saw a rainbow of fruit flavors: “We’ve literally never seen so many hair colors on one person in such a short span of time.”
:: Billboard noted the video seemed to be inspired by the unending stream of violence on TV, but felt a “standout of the video is, of course, Aguilera’s wardrobe selection, highlighted by a curve-hugging black dress, low-cut American flag shirt, jean vest covered in her blonde dreadlocks and long-sleeved white tee that reads ‘F*ck the Paparazzi.’”
:: Hitfix called the video “equal parts ‘I Love Lucy’ slapstick, Snooki and Beyonce’s trailer park pin-up ‘Party’ vid” and loved the self-awareness Xtina showed, saying, “she’s roared through the youth of promiscuous folly, and arrived on the other side now winking at herself and winking at us.”
:: Meanwhile, Spin was entertained, but didn’t find it as uproarious as everyone else: “It might take us a few more viewings to get the joke, but at least there’s enough amazing absurdity going on to make that prospect sound entertaining.”
:: Detroit News revved up this declaration: “Rarely has a violent road trip fantasy been this sexy.”
:: Entertainment Weekly warned, “If Christina Aguilera tries to lure you into the bathroom at a seedy bar, don’t do it! It’s a trick. How do we know? Because all of Xtina’s dirty little tricks are on display in her new ‘Your Body’ video…”
:: Rolling Stone added, “With a confident smile, Aguilera embarks on a series of seductions, reeling in men before killing them for corporeal pleasure. Be careful the next time someone tells you he or she wants your body: you might end up like this.
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Best video of 2012! SHE’S BACK!
Loved the music video. Well done.
loved the video
love the video
as a christina fan I m totally dissapointed her look is basically the same platinum blonde hair and red lipstick (with some wigs and variations) but its still the same and the song is a cheap,boring,slow_paced imitation of a david guetta song.I really dont understand how it is possible that nobody in her whole team,which are people that have been working in the music bussiness for so long, or herself included, didnt realize that this is not lead single material.Of course the song peaked at number 34 on billboard and the following week has dropped nothing more than 30 positions into 64.
this was christinas last chance and it hurts me to say it but RCA and herself blew it.